Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 24, 2013 16:58:20 GMT -5

If Ranaudo has an innings limit, when do we move him to the pen and promote him to Pawtucket? Have a hunch he's pitching big innings for the Bosox late in the year. Maybe not closer. But, like Paps in 05.

If Ranaudo has an innings limit, when do we move him to the pen and promote him to Pawtucket? Have a hunch he's pitching big innings for the Bosox late in the year. Maybe not closer. But, like Paps in 05.

Ranaudo is such an interesting case. I saw him pitch 2-3 times last year and I was depressed rather than impressed. He topped out at 93 (mostly 90-92) when he was obviously trying to bust it and his control was awful...I thought that he would never make it. Suddenly this year he has re-surfaced and has been, for me, the biggest minor league surprise to date. Like Workman, I don't know whether he has another gear to help in relief. He certainly is tall enough to exert great leverage, but he looks like a starter type rather than one of those bulls that can amp it up for short stints (think RDLR). Who knows, maybe the brass is also there to assess whether to include Ranaudo in a trade for "some relief".

If Ranaudo has an innings limit, when do we move him to the pen and promote him to Pawtucket? Have a hunch he's pitching big innings for the Bosox late in the year. Maybe not closer. But, like Paps in 05.

Does Ranaudo have an innings limit? I could see it since he hasn't pitched a full season in a while, but I've never read anywhere that he does.

Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 24, 2013 17:42:36 GMT -5

Minnich, Davies, and King are all players that should be in Lowell if not Greenville fairly quickly, right? They're all really old for that league.

This part is certainly accurate. Don't have any idea what the future holds for these players.

Adding on to the age both Minnich and Davies played in Lowell last season as well. Really hope to see these guys moved up soon, Minnich seemed like a player who could have Travis Shaw-like success to me.

Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Jun 24, 2013 18:06:49 GMT -5

If Ranaudo has an innings limit, when do we move him to the pen and promote him to Pawtucket? Have a hunch he's pitching big innings for the Bosox late in the year. Maybe not closer. But, like Paps in 05.

Does Ranaudo have an innings limit? I could see it since he hasn't pitched a full season in a while, but I've never read anywhere that he does.

Post by rider on Jun 24, 2013 20:47:19 GMT -5

With the Pawtucket rotation crowded, you think Ranaudo could just skip AAA and go straight to the majors? FB and curve seem major league ready, wonder if they let him work on his change up in the majors since he has been getting by without even having to use it in AA

Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 24, 2013 21:12:13 GMT -5

Mario Alcantara with another nice outing tonight. Obviously SSS, but he is certainly an interesting name to follow. He was the less-herald Alcantara (when Sox signed him and Raul in 2009) and his performance in the DSL and GCL have been mediocre to say the least. Alex Speier reported his velocity is up to the low 90s and he recently started hitting 96-97 this spring.